Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-09
THE Wool Men AT WASHINGTON.

The meeting of wool growers and man
ufacturers at the Ebbitt House, Washing
ton, Monday evening, was called for the
purpose of considering what should be
done to revive the wool industry of the
country. Columbus Delano of Ohio, pres
ident of the National Wool-Growers' as
ISOLATION, presided, and Albert Chapman
of Middlebury acted as secretary. There
were also present wool-growers from
New York, Texas, Ohio and other States.
Edward A. Greene and Edward Meller
represented the wool merchants of Phila-
delphia; II. T. Thompson and others rep
resented Chicago merchants, and there
were also dealers present from other
cities. The object is to secure harmony
among the different branches of the wool
industry and to fix a basis of duty upon
which dealers, growers and manufacture
ers can unite. 1t was not thought advi-
sable to ask Congress to increase the du-
ty, but it was the belief that congresson-
al action might be secured on bill which
would more nearly equalize the burdens
of the present tariff. Mr.. Greene in a
paper read at the meeting stated that in
the last three years the revenue from
wool and woolens had increased Sl1 ,000,-
600, while the number of sheep in this
country had decreased from 50,000,000 to
44,000,0 900. There had also been an an
nual decrease of 80 200, 900 lbs. in the wool
crop.
At Wednesday session of the conference
series OF resolutions was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted declaring the sentiments of the
President message are direct attack
upon the wool industry, one OF the most
important OF tnc country, ana Ill posltiVe
VOCATION OF the Natlohal Democratic
al. &c i,,t, tpI ht,f hn
PLATFORM or 1851 as Interpreted by uhe
party leauers anu accepteu ny Iie RANK
ana ME OF tlle party that tne argument
maze by Inc Lrrsiucnt Tor the removal
OF our protection against foreign compe-
luton Is AN ola one repeatedly maze oy
tne enemies OF our ihdus1riai progress
Ut mas, they say, "beeh e1IectlVely ans.
Wered III nearly every school o. 'r'cl 81
the lana ana Is so thoroughly uisproNeu
as TO heed no answer nom US ~
Inc resolutions CONTINUE we ac
khoWledge our small holaings' scat
tereu ana unorSahiAeu cohuItloh, uiahe
us the easy prey OF the free trader; put
we mad the right 10 expect something
dll1erent from tne chler executive OF this
uatioh' AT once tIe most haPpH, prospeI-
Gus ana contehteu OF any vi 'ilc "oriu'
maze so by tIe poilcy OF proteclioii, d ue-
velopment when he now seeks 10 destroy.
we had the right 10 expect our rresiueht
would FAVOR tne wool growers Oh the
onlteo states. we CONFESS ueep ulsap-
polhtlheht tnat, instead, ne laVors tiie
interests OF foreign competitors Justly
alarmed AT the posltioh, we make an ap-
peal from ms recommendations 10 an 1lle
people, 10 the t.oV,ooo lelioW clIiHehs
engaged III agriculture, 10 l,ooo,ooo en-
gagged III manufacturing, 10 the army Oh
wage-earhers whose wages are ,lalhtaln-
ed oV tne protective SYSTEM 10 the traoes-
men ana merchants WHOSE prosperity ue-
pehos on ours, cohliuent oi .lieir Judgment
tilaU the oecislon Will ne Daseu upon JUS
tice ana patrlo.lsni' ana therefore ior tle
maintenance OF the American poiicy Oh
Protectloll 10 WHICH our country Is III
uepted Tor its uheTampleu ueVeloPmene
ana prosperity, TO demonstrate Vle mus
,lce ol tne fresluSht poilcy ana tne IA
lacy OF tile remedy ne proposes lor 'Iie
reduction OF the surplus.
we point TO the lfci tiiat II the wloie